This semester I had a wonderful opportunity through my AT course. I got to attend ATIA! This convention was an awesome experience. I got to check out so many different forms of assistive tech and meet with the companys that market them. It's amazing to see how much technology is changing the world of special education. Not only did I get to check out lots of AT, I got to attend a student session with my classmates, where we had a discussion with ATIA's CEO, David Dikter.
| My classmates and I at ATIA |
Two of my favorite booths that I visited at ATIA were the module hose and the Humanware Smartview 360. The module hose is a great piece of assistive technology that can be used for so many different things. It can be used to hold and position many different things like a cup, phone, ipad, etc. (www.modularhose.com)
The smartview is a very versatile camera and monitor to help with vision. The camera can move in all directions so students can magnify the white board to see what their teacher is writing on their screen, or move it to face their notebook so they can clearly see what they are writing. (www.humanware.com) Has anyone used these AT tools? Have you had a positive or negative experience with them?
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